Water-closet.



I. P. CLARK.

WATER CLOSET. APPLICATION FILED MAY 20. 1914.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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WATER-CLOSET.

Application filed may .30, 1914.

States. residing at Deeethr. oi. lVirlCOTl and State of Elli; nois have inv itecl certain new and useful improvements in il' ater-Closets of which is following is s specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for flushing closeis and the like where an interinittenior periodiciil discharge of a volume or water is desirable.

The object of my invention is to provide an automatic flushing device for closets and the like in which the operation of filling the tank and of discharging its contents are eliiectcd without any of the gurgling, singing or other noises. caused. by flow of Water through grachuilly opening or closing valves.

The invention is illustrated in the accom- 20 panying drawings, wherein:

l ie ure 1 is a, perspective view of a closet with the tank partly broken away and show iiig my present improvements; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal detailed seotionalview of the supply valve; Fig. is a vertical sectional view of the tank Valve.

in carrying out my invention, 1 provide a supply pipe 1 which leaels to the bottom of the tank and opens into a cylinder or chamber constituting the casing of the tank valve. The said tank valve consists preferably of rubber hull l secured upon the lower end of e rigid stem 5 having a float 6 at its upper end. The seiil stem passes through it guide consisting of a bracket 7 secured to and projecting above the upper end of the casing 3 and the valve seat is provided with e. collar or short sleeve 8 which is screwed into the.top of the casing 3 anti depends within the same as clearly shown. In the sicle f the said asirig' I provide ii v opening 9 which serves to relieve the pi ssure upon the valve when the supply valv:

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' with e seet reon in the y mount e is equippeu .h a lever which extends roiirwzmily therefrom anti is provided with a forked end adapted to fit around :11 operating" ree 13 and bear against an. adjustable stop 1-1 on said roci. A spring 15 is coiled. around the said rocl between the bottom of the hank 16 and the said stop and serves to noriiiaily hold the said rod in a lowered position with the seat 11 slightly Specification of Letters Isient;

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hen the seat is occupied 2 will be swung upward anil t he reaelil 11g the stood that by secur tic ooeieting rod e spring 15 may he regula z eenii oil the lever readily swing away fro when, t" seat swung i i inzitely vertical position fjl" any purpose.

d 1 extenos The said operating; r0 upwardly within the -L through guide 18 which may he of any convenient or preferreel and is illustrate consisting of ii metallic sleeve or tube secures in At the upper end Said guioe is :1 hi. 19 upon which is fulcruzneii e lever lfig one one pivoted to the 'iqiper curl of sail-Cl Opereting reel 13. While the oppositeend of the said lever secured to te ilush c 21 which is illustrzitecl '1 the tul provided at its lower end with spaced within the outlet. or

"v uhilerflushing npe it will he stood that when the or lowered it will fit closely over. the email the outlet i e 22 arul consequently will prevent flow through the sense. but when the valve is lifted. the miter in the bunk will at once be discharged.

The lower of the operating rod 33 is" hent laterally as shown at 2 5, to extend unand be secured icthe lower encl oi the The supply valve proper consists of a lisl; or other body 25 rigirl with the upper 4 i i of the sairl stem and adopted to seat upon the valve casing 2 so that normally flow through said valve Q Will he prevented. A spring iii is prov between the valve or boo and 1eupper siile the casing as held valve normally seat,- eii, zmting in rhis respect ith the spring 15 coiled eroun is thong;

ed device may he iroin the foregoing tie scr. rim-. taken in connection With the accon'ipa.i1 vi drawings.

llormally the closet sea. is slightly raiseil and the tank is empty the supply Valve being closed. ii/hen the seat is eceupied the lever 12, as before stated, Will lift. the operating roci l3 and, the said real will trans-- a partition 26 in imit its upward movement directly to the valve stem 24 so that the supply valve will be opened. At the same time the lever will be rocked upon its fulcrum and the flushingvalve closed so that water flowing into the tank will be held in the same until the seat is released. As the water flows into the tank the float 6 will rise with the level of the water and consequently will 'draw the valve 4 up against the seat presented by the lower end of the collar 8. The water flows past the valve 4- and escapes through the said collar 8 until the required quantity has entered the tank when the valve 4 will be drawn against its seat. As the water rises in the casing 3 it will trap a small quantity of air between the top of the easing and the upper portion of the water so that an air space will be provided which will cushion the water and coact with the same to prevent any hammering in the operation of the device. As the valve l approaches the seat 8 it will have no effect whatever upon the water and consequently the whistling or singing heard with the ordinary slowly closing valves will be overcome. When the valve gets close to its seat it will move quickly against the same so as to cut oil the flow positively and rapidly and without any disagreeable noises. While the seat is occupied the pressure of the water upon'the interior and exterior of the tank valve casing 3 will be equal and consequently the vent 9 will have no effect in permitting uns'eating of the tank valve, but when the seat'is released the springs 15 and 28 will at once expand and cause the supply valve to close and the flushing valve to open and the water in the tank will then be wardly and away from its seat without causparts of my improved closet are exceedingly simple in their construction and in their arrangement so that the apparatus may be installed at a low cost and will not be apt to getout of order so that the cost of maintenance and repair will be of no moment. Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new is:

The combination of a tank, a supply pipe leading into the tank, an' outlet from the tank, a flushing valve within the tank arranged to open or close'said outlet, means for establishing or arresting flow through the supply pipe and simultaneously actuating the flushing valve, a tank valve chamber rising within the tank over the supply pipe and provided with a minute permanently open vent in its side near its lower end, a collar depending from the top of the tank valve chamber and spaced from the wall of the same, said chamber being otherwise unobstructed and the space betweenthe collar and the wall of the chamber be ing restrictedjtransversely of the chamber but somewhat extended longitudinally thereof, a single valve in the tank valve chamber adapted to seat against the lower end of the collar, a stem rising from said valve'through the collar, a guidin support for said stem above the tank and va ve chamher, and a float on said stem above said support, the diameter of the stem being very slight relative to the collar.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IRA P. CLARK. Witnesses:

J. F. Nrsmmn,

J. W. Monrsomaam 

